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WESPAC 2023: Stewart Houten [#44]

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On this page, you will find information about Stewart Houten, who is competing at the World English-language Scrabble Players Association Championship 2023. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 14-18, -528, and is ranked #109.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Stewart Surname(s): Houten Home: England WESPA Championship 2023 Team: England

Round by Round
High score: 528 Average for: 404 Average against: 420
Round 1	Hong Kong	Houten played #67 Thomson Law (HKG) and won 408 to 382 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 1-0, +26.
Round 2	United States	Houten played #126 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 336 to 456 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 1-1, -94.
Round 3	England	Houten played #19 Jason Carney (Eng) and won 428 to 405 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 2-1, -71.
Round 4	Malta	Houten played #77 Maureen McDonald (MLT) and won 511 to 293 (a spread of 218). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-1, +147.
Round 5	Canada	Houten played #68 Tony Leah (CAN) and lost 332 to 591 (a spread of -259). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 3-2, -112.
Round 6	United States	Houten played #123 David Whitley (USA) and lost 354 to 380 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 3-3, -138.
Round 7	England	Houten played #100 Jared Robinson (Eng) and lost 391 to 433 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 3-4, -180.
Round 8	England	Houten played #119 Bob Violett (Eng) and won 465 to 372 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 4-4, -87.
Round 9	Australia	Houten played #42 John Holgate (AUS) and won 528 to 434 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5-4, +7.
Round 10	England	Houten played #79 Jack Moran (Eng) and lost 445 to 475 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 5-5, -23.
Round 11	United States	Houten played #133 Nick Ball (USA) and won 483 to 347 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6-5, +113.
Round 12	Nigeria	Houten played #47 Dennis Ikekeregor (NGA) and lost 353 to 380 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 6-6, +86.
Round 13	Canada	Houten played #139 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and won 471 to 304 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-6, +253.
Round 14	Northern Ireland	Houten played #55 Rik Kennedy (NIr) and lost 380 to 430 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 7-7, +203.
Round 15	Sierra Leone	Houten played #61 Emmanuel King (SLE) and lost 378 to 431 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 7-8, +150.
Round 16	Malta	Houten played #35 Moira Fenech (MLT) and won 494 to 382 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 8-8, +262.
Round 17	Nigeria	Houten played #52 Eta Karo (NGA) and lost 276 to 449 (a spread of -173). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 8-9, +89.
Round 18	Pakistan	Houten played #59 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and lost 325 to 557 (a spread of -232). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 8-10, -143.
Round 19	Australia	Houten played #39 Trevor Halsall (AUS) and won 447 to 364 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 9-10, -60.
Round 20	Sierra Leone	Houten played #140 Ibrahim Deen Swaray (SLE) and lost 436 to 459 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 9-11, -83.
Round 21	Scotland	Houten played #40 Stu Harkness (Sco) and won 421 to 379 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 10-11, -41.
Round 22	Trinidad and Tobago	Houten played #22 Leslie Charles (TTO) and won 471 to 434 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 11-11, -4.
Round 23	New Zealand	Houten played #23 Joanne Craig (NZL) and lost 313 to 474 (a spread of -161). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 11-12, -165.
Round 24	England	Houten played #10 Femi Awowade (Eng) and lost 407 to 466 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 11-13, -224.
Round 25	England	Houten played #86 Fidelis Olotu (Eng) and lost 378 to 421 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 11-14, -267.
Round 26	South Africa	Houten played #96 Gwen Rea (ZAF) and won 465 to 347 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 12-14, -149.
Round 27	Canada	Houten played #142 Joshua Sokol (CAN) and lost 346 to 570 (a spread of -224). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 12-15, -373.
Round 28	Romania	Houten played #101 Dan Sandu (ROM) and won 444 to 310 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 13-15, -239.
Round 29	Australia	Houten played #64 Adam Kretschmer (AUS) and lost 420 to 451 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 13-16, -270.
Round 30	Ghana	Houten played #3 George Addo-Quaye (GHA) and lost 281 to 435 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 13-17, -424.
Round 31	Australia	Houten played #98 Paul Richards (AUS) and won 464 to 354 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 14-17, -314.
Round 32	Canada	Houten played #117 Jason Ubeika (CAN) and lost 264 to 478 (a spread of -214). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 14-18, -528.

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